My Little Son

poem by: Michael Wise
Written on Nov 16, 2018

That funny smile
that laugh so sweet
those tiny precious
hands and feet

Just two years old
and full of joy
oh how I loved
that little boy

He stole my heart
then went away
I never will
forget that day

We waved goodbye
and he was gone
but deep inside
he lingers on

He took to me
and I to him
that memory
will never dim

I never thought
I'd see the day
when I would ever
feel this way

For a child
such as this
whose cheerful face
I dearly miss

And ever since
I do lament
for all the time
I have misspent

For things that I
would never see
and wishes that
could never be

And then he'll cross
my mind again
and all those lovely
moments when

I'd pick him up
like he was mine
a gift so rare
and so divine

Once I had
a dream inside
but I grew older
and it died

And through my fingers
slipped away
the visions of
a better day

And like a breeze
he passed on by
this tiny boy
who made me cry

Oh how I miss
your funny grin
my little son
who might have been



Â© Mike Wise
11/15/18

Tags: Sad, Love, Pain, Wishful, Deep,

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Frank Hornby . commented on Nov 19, 2018 at 3:07pm

Another lovely poem....full of sadness....and sprinkled with love....

Michael Wise commented on Nov 19, 2018 at 5:57pm

Thanks Frank. True story. Fell in love with this child, whose real father (not married to the mother) did not want to take responsibility. Unfortunately, for all my love for the boy, there could be no future for me and the boy's mother either. He is growing up well and surrounded by love, from his mom and family though. But I never have felt this way for any child, before or since.

Frank Hornby . commented on Nov 21, 2018 at 8:27am

You are a good man.....that's all any man need wish to be......my biological father didn't want to know me or my mother....I've no memory of him at all...its only now that I've realised I needed a father to look up to, and guide me through my childhood.....it didn't happen......thanks for sharing your caring story Michael.....âœŒðŸ»..

Michael Wise commented on Nov 21, 2018 at 12:07pm

Likewise to you Frank.

Christopher Russon commented on Feb 24, 2019 at 1:59pm

Such a lovely poem.Nice to know the Boy is doing well .You write with much skill Micheal. Sad but uplifting poem

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